The Siena Saints and Canisius Golden Griffins meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Koessler Athletic Center. The Siena Saints look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Canisius Golden Griffins need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games.
The Siena Saints are averaging 66.2 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Colby Rogers is averaging 14 points and 1.3 assists, while Anthony Gaines is averaging 11 points and 7.1 rebounds. Jackson Stormo is the third double-digit scorer and Andrew Platek is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Siena Saints are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Siena Saints are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.
The Canisius Golden Griffins are averaging 69.2 points on 40.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Armon Harried is averaging 11.3 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Jordan Henderson is averaging 11.2 points and 2 assists. Malek Green is the third double-digit scorer and Ahamadou Fofana is dishing 3.2 assists. The Canisius Golden Griffins are shooting 31 percent from beyond the arc and 69.4 percent from the free throw line. The Canisius Golden Griffins are allowing 29.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game.
The Saints are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Golden Griffins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 7-3-1 in Saints last 11 overall. The under is 16-6-1 in Golden Griffins last 23 overall.
I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, but we’re not being asked to lay much with the Canisius Golden Griffins at home, where they win by an average of four points. The Siena Saints lose on the road by an average of 4.4 points while shooting under 42 percent from the field. I’ll lay the small number with Canisius because of home court.